Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC)

April 1, 2026

Emefiele’s Trial: Redesigned naira notes printed locally as late President Buhari ordered, witness tells court

Mr Eneanya confirmed that De La Rue was the company that originally designed the naira notes that became subject of redesign.

Godwin Emefiele and the redesigned notes
August 18, 2023

SSS arrests NIRSAL boss Abbas Masanawa for ‘conspiring with Emefiele’ to loot printing and minting corporation

It was not immediately clear why President Bola Tinubu approved the detention of Mr Masanawa without first suspending him from office.

Abbas Umar Masanawa and SSS agents
May 12, 2022

Umar Masanawa, director in charge of printing naira, picks APC forms without resigning

Mr Masanawa’s governorship ambition could pose a huge security threat to the sanctity of sensitive election materials usually stored by the CBN.

Abbas Umar Masanawa and CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele